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Polestar
Left Hand Brewing Company
- From:
- Left Hand Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 14.48%
- Reviews:
- 391
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 27, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 10, 2005
- Wants:
- 50
- Gots:
- 220
Once you have tasted a true Pilsner, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have seen the light, and there you will always long to return. Let Polestar guide you out of the wilderness, just as the North Star has guided explorers to their destinations and back home again. Light, crisp and elegant, pilsner is the true test of brewing process. Less is more.
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Ratings by Tolnik:
Reviewed by Tolnik from Colorado
3.36/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A - Straw colored light brown pilsner
S - Smells of your typical smelling pilsner with hints of long cut grass.
T - Pilsner tasting american style though. Not as dry in taste nor in smell.
M - Not as tartful as a english style pilsner but good flavorful feeling
D - Good all around anytime drink.
Oct 09, 2008S - Smells of your typical smelling pilsner with hints of long cut grass.
T - Pilsner tasting american style though. Not as dry in taste nor in smell.
M - Not as tartful as a english style pilsner but good flavorful feeling
D - Good all around anytime drink.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York
3.59/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Clear yellow color with a small head and thin lace.
aroma of lemon, hops, herbal notes and grassy notes.
taste was mild sweetness, herbal, citrus hints, grains, lemon and hops.
You find the nose follows to the flavor. there are some mild malt notes as well.
The feel was smooth with a light body and medium carbonation.
There was a nice creamy touch to the finish I really liked.
Feb 27, 2024aroma of lemon, hops, herbal notes and grassy notes.
taste was mild sweetness, herbal, citrus hints, grains, lemon and hops.
You find the nose follows to the flavor. there are some mild malt notes as well.
The feel was smooth with a light body and medium carbonation.
There was a nice creamy touch to the finish I really liked.
Reviewed by Riff from Virginia
3.68/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear, pale, yellow color with a fluffy white head. Smell is cracker and lemon. Taste is citrus, lemon peel, cracker, and a hint of bitterness. Lighter body, flavor does linger a bit. A touch on the sweeter side.
Mar 12, 2019Reviewed by yuriyt from New York
4.2/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pured into glass from bottle. Light copper-yellow, very clear. Faint earthy hop aroma with a touch of citrus. Medium-light body. Good balance between malty sweetness and firm bitterness. Delicate toast malt note. Great lager for those who want more hop/malt-forward flavor, would recommend.
Jan 22, 2019Reviewed by lapland_lapin from District of Columbia
3.87/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
Another great beer from Left Hand. I'm not much of a pilsner drinker - they too often remind me of cheap beers at college parties. But Left Hand has managed to create a crisp, clean pilsner that drinks easily and doesn't overwhelm you. I don't find it to be as hoppy as others claim. If you like crisp pilsners, definitely try this one out.
Oct 13, 2018
Polestar from Left Hand Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
1200 ratings
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